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Harefield

Middle area

East Southampton. 6,374 people in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Harefield’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£250,500
2,744th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,402
3,351st lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Harefield compares

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Median sale price33 middle areas, Southampton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Southampton33 areas from £143,500 to £475,000. The middle area is £258,000. Harefield is £250,500.
£250,50013th lowest
Population33 middle areas, Southampton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Southampton33 areas from 5,301 to 11,609. The middle area is 7,816. Harefield is 6,402.
6,4028th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage33 middle areas, Southampton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Southampton33 areas from 68.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.1%. Harefield is 99.7%.
99.7%joint 8th highest
Claimant rate33 middle areas, Southampton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Southampton33 areas from 1.8% to 7.3%. The middle area is 4.0%. Harefield is 3.8%.
3.8%joint 13th lowest

Figures for the whole of Southampton

These figures are published for the whole of Southampton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southampton and not Harefield alone. See Southampton

Average house price
£235,977
Up 2.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,130
128th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
123rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.6
73rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Harefield in brief

The median price paid for a home in Harefield was £250,500 in 2025.

Harefield had 6,402 usual residents at the census.

In Harefield, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Harefield, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.